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The Katz School of Science and Health has announced 11 new faculty research awards that will explore a range of challenges in STEM and the health sciences, from designing safer drugs for HIV treatment and exoskeletons for use in stroke rehabilitation to improving the mental health of the elderly and understanding the nature of financial […]
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Through bold thinking, rigorous scholarship and cross-cutting collaborations, Katz School faculty are pushing the boundaries of knowledge with their latest research to benefit people and society.
BIOTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Dr. Jochen Raimann, Industry Professor, and Ariella Mermelstein ’21, M.A. in Mathematics
Dr. Raimann and Mermelstein, the lead author and a senior data analyst at […]
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An epidemiological study of dialysis patients conducted at the Renal Research Institute with the Katz School of Science and Health found that higher ultrafiltration rates in hemodialysis therapy tailored to body weight may put heavier patients at a higher risk of death.
In their research article in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of […]
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Rebecca Russo-Schlossberg, a recent graduate of the M.S. in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship, was enticed to the Katz School by its emphasis on the business of biotechnology. At this year’s Symposium on Science, Technology and Health, she showcased her ideas on a go-to-market strategy for a startup that is banking its future on […]
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By Dave DeFusco
Dr. Amiya Waldman-Levi, clinical associate professor in the Katz School’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate program, has been awarded the 2022 Cordelia Myers AJOT Best Article Award for her study linking the development of playfulness in infants to the cognitive functioning of toddlers.
She and her co-authors Dr. Dana Shai, principal investigator of […]
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By Dave DeFusco
Imagine someone talking in a video conference while a piece of music is playing in the background. Besides being distracting, the music makes it hard for you to understand the speaker when you’re listening afterward to the recording.
Dr. Youshan Zhang, assistant professor of computer science and artificial intelligence, and Jialu […]
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By Dave DeFusco
New York City traffic jams tend to begin with clusters of tie-ups within a network of streets before expanding rapidly and chaotically to surrounding areas, according to a paper published by two professors in the Katz School’s M.A. in Physics.
In the paper, “Cascading Traffic Jamming in a Two-Dimensional Motter […]
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By Dave DeFusco
Fatigue plays a significant role in how people with Multiple Sclerosis and their clinicians perceive and identify cognitive difficulties, according to a recently published paper co-authored by Dr. Marissa Barrera, assistant dean of health sciences and director of the Katz School’s M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology.
Fatigue dictates a patient’s perception of […]
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Katz School researchers are developing an advanced method for examining how ice crystallizes and how antifreeze proteins inhibit the crystallization process.
Dr. Ran Drori, assistant professor of chemistry in YU’s Stern College for Women and the Katz School’s M.A. in Physics, is studying the unique ability of ice-binding proteins, or antifreeze proteins, to both […]
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By Jessie McCartney
The Katz School of Science and Health has named the grant recipients of its inaugural Faculty Research Initiative, which was established to encourage innovation and expand existing research in STEM and the health sciences.
The grants, which range from $1,000 to $5,000, will support projects including the use of machine learning models […]
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